HELL IS NOT JUST A FOUR LETTER WORD---How many times a week, nay, a day do you hear the word “hell” used as an epithet? In the current vernacular it seems that this word is used in many different ways. It is used as a curse and it is used as a point of emphasis. It is even used as an interrogative but very seldom is it used as what it truly is, i.e. a place or a destination. Yet, this is a word that denotes that very thing. It is a word that has been corrupted and compromised throughout the centuries and now we fail to recognize it for what it is. It is a warning.   more...

MODERN DAY PHARISEES---During the life of Christ, the religious hierarchy consisted of the Pharisees and the Sadducees along with the scribes or lawyers of the day. The primary difference between the Pharisees and the Sadducees was that the Sadducees denied the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead. However, in many of Christ’s encounters with the various religious leaders of His day, He specifically addresses the Pharisees and scribes. When He does so, it is usually to condemn them for their religious practices.   more...

SO YOU WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN?--- Did you know that not all “Christians” are going to heaven? No, it’s true. Not everyone who professes to be a Christian is actually going to be counted among those who will spend eternity in paradise with God the Father. I’m not the one who came up with this idea; this idea originated with Jesus Christ.   more...

The Religion of Tolerance--One of the main religions sweeping America today and the world at large is not Christianity, nor is it Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, Mormonism or any other –ism that comes to mind (except secular humanism). Rather, it is the religion of “tolerance.”   more...

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, I’M NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO GET INTO HEAVEN??? Being told that you are not good enough to get into heaven may be one of the most distressing, disconcerting statements that you could face. Most people will take it to be an absolute insult, a slanderous statement impugning their character. The first thought that flashes through your mind if someone says this to you is, “Just who do you think you are?” or “What gives you the right to say that?”   more...